Garbage, Pollution, Climate Change, Oh My!

Our world is a precious thing, not only because it is currently the only planet we have that supports human life but because it has been our home for millennia’s. This planet has kept out ancestors and our ancestors ancestors alive. Yet today in the modern world we are taking such bad care of our planet that the planet is literally sick, there is climate change, a rise in natural disasters and a bunch of other things which is a serious concern if we want this planet to life for millennia’s to come.

Image taken here:https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/earth-from-space-15-amazing-things-in-15-years/

On April 22nd is was earth day. A day where we are supposed to thank mother earth and remember that we have a duty to take care of it. For earth day I made sure to do my part for positive change. I went for a walk to pick up some trash, told everyone I knew about it and made a plan to make less waste in the year to come.

The week before earth day I did an experiment. I collected all the garbage I produced in one week to see how much waste I made. The results where really interesting and you can go see my experience here.

The main thing I realized is that the way everyone is producing waste today is not sustainable. There is way too much waste made everyday and many people don’t even realize it. So here are some facts on waste:

We throw away 7.2 million tonnes of food every year, and more than half of it’s perfectly edible. Meanwhile, 1 in 7 people across the world don’t have enough to eat.

We bin around 50m tonnes of electrical waste globally every year. That’s nearly 4 million double decker buses worth of old computer equipment, TVs, stereos and kitchen appliances, stretching to the moon more than 3 times over!

Between 20% and 40% of fruit and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets before they even hit the shelves. Why? Because they don’t adhere to their cosmetic standards – they’re misshapen, lumpy or just plain weird-looking.

I could add so many things to the list of facts or the list of ways to reduce waste but some main ideas are here. I encourage everyone to go and do some research of your own. Find out what your country is doing to reduce waste, how much waste does your community produce? These are all things that are important to know in order to start making some positive change for out environment.

Do you have any tips on how to reduce waste? Any cool fact to share or cool organizations? Let me know in the comments or on my social media! With the #poweredcrowd

I will also be doing a week without waste very soon! Go and subscribe to my Youtube Channel so you don’t miss it!

Until next time go and lower your waste and be part of a powered crowd for positive change!